quilombo
Portuguese, noun/kiˈlõ.bu/
quilombo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “quilombo (fortified residence or encampment in the forest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “acampamento fortificado dos Jagas (povo antropófago invasor do Congo e Angola nos finais do século XVI)”.
What does quilombo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinequilombo (fortified residence or encampment in the forest)
- 2
Brazilmasculinequilombo (remote settlement founded by fugitive slaves)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. acampamento fortificado dos Jagas (povo antropófago invasor do Congo e Angola nos finais do século XVI) 2. esconderijo de escravizados fugitivos
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Santa Catarina
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quilombo
- quilombos plural
- kilombo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quilombo?
- Brazil /kiˈlõ.bu/
- Portugal /kiˈlõ.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quilombo in Portuguese?
quilombo appears 2.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).